BIS Tightens Screws on Global Food Hygiene Standards: A Comprehensive Framework for Ensuring Food Safety
5 months ago

BIS Tightens Screws on Global Food Hygiene Standards: A Comprehensive Framework for Ensuring Food Safety

Live Mint  

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has tightened its code of practice for food hygiene by adopting an updated framework across the supply chain to align with international standards. This initiative aims to ensure the highest hygiene standards for food products, both domestically and internationally, against the backdrop of increasing cases of Indian food consignments being rejected. The updated framework identifies and controls potential hazards at specific points in the food production process, including meat processing, dairy, and seafood. By aligning with global norms, the BIS seeks to create a more robust framework for food safety, benefiting both consumers and the broader food industry.

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Railways enforces mandatory display of food menus and prices onboard. Key details
1 week ago

Railways enforces mandatory display of food menus and prices onboard. Key details

India Today  

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that all trains must now provide printed menu cards detailing food items and their prices. ENHANCING FOOD QUALITY AND HYGIENE Beyond menu transparency, Indian Railways is taking comprehensive measures to improve the quality and hygiene of food served: Modern base kitchens: Meals are prepared in designated base kitchens equipped with modern facilities. Use of branded …

Manufacturers yet to get mandatory ISI certification for insulated food containers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Manufacturers yet to get mandatory ISI certification for insulated food containers

The Hindu  

It has been nearly seven months since the Bureau of Indian Standards mandated the use of the ISI mark on insulated food containers, thermo flasks, and bottles, but the BIS is yet to gain registration for product certification in Tamil Nadu. Officials of the BIS noted that the ISI mark on insulated food containers like casseroles, vacuum water bottles, and …

Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements
3 months, 1 week ago

Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements

Hindustan Times  

India is both a leading producer and exporter of agri-food products as well as the world’s sixth largest food and grocery market. However, India today faces several challenges related to sustainability across the entire food supply chain – farm-to-fork – ranging from fragmented supply chains, lack of storage facilities, rejection of food products by key importing markets, high use of …

Hyderabad food poisoning: Hygiene gaps stir the pot of sickness
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad food poisoning: Hygiene gaps stir the pot of sickness

The Hindu  

On a chilly mid-November evening, 23-year-old Ravi’s craving for chicken biryani led him to Green Bawarchi Multi Cuisine Restaurant in Hyderabad’s Neredmet area. Those with co-morbidities like diabetes or hypertension are more vulnerable.” Moreover, each person has a unique gut microbiome — the collection of microorganisms in the digestive tract — which plays a crucial role, he points out, adding, …

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes inter ministerial committee to look into pesticide-use
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes inter ministerial committee to look into pesticide-use

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The national food regulator has proposed an inter-ministerial committee to look into the matter of pesticide-use in India, according to a government official familiar with the development. The matter came up for discussion during a meeting last week of the national advisory committee of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, chaired by G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, …

TTD launches food safety initiative, training programme for hoteliers
7 months ago

TTD launches food safety initiative, training programme for hoteliers

The Hindu  

To ensure the health and wellbeing of devotees, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams launched a stringent food safety initiative, mandating hoteliers to adhere to rigorous hygienic practices. Venkaiah Chowdary, emphasised that all eateries must comply with Food Safety and Standards Authority of India standards, streamlining their operations to prevent contamination. Anjaneyulu delivered a presentation covering crucial aspects of Food Safety Management …

Budge 2024: Indian government may announce to increase food testing labs to keep tabs on food safety
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Budge 2024: Indian government may announce to increase food testing labs to keep tabs on food safety

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As instances of adulterated food products and availability of harmful levels of pesticides and other damaging material in them increase, the central government may announce to increase the number of food testing laboratories in the full budget to be presented this month, two officials in the know told Mint. The recommendation has come from the country’s food safety …

Indian food regulator to review the points of entry for food imports as it tightens the screws on shipments
10 months, 1 week ago

Indian food regulator to review the points of entry for food imports as it tightens the screws on shipments

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India's top food regulator—the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India —has cracked down on food imports, saying in has authorized officers at only 155 points to clear shipments “until further orders”. “To put in place robust food regulatory framework at the points of entry to ensure the mandate of safe food imports in India, FSSAI has decided …

Experts, industry insiders welcome Spices Board, FSSAI’s measures to check quality of food products
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts, industry insiders welcome Spices Board, FSSAI’s measures to check quality of food products

The Hindu  

Members of the food industry and experts have welcomed the series of measures, introduced by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and Spices Board of India, to maintain quality check of food products sold within the country and of those exported while stating that despite the regulatory ecosystem for food articles in India being one of the most …

Govt plans to do away with multiple certifications for food products; only FSSAI nod mandatory
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt plans to do away with multiple certifications for food products; only FSSAI nod mandatory

The Hindu  

The government has approved various amendments in food safety and standard regulations, under which only one certification from food regulator FSSAI will be required for food products. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the FSSAI in its 43rd meeting approved various amendments to streamline food safety and standards regulations. "Various amendments across different food safety and standards regulations were …

Top food regulator plans to make its certification must for all food products
1 year, 1 month ago

Top food regulator plans to make its certification must for all food products

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s top food regulator— the food safety and standards authority of India — is planning to make only FSSAI certification mandatory for food products in the country, according to a government statement. “In a move that would facilitate ease of doing business through the concept of ‘One Nation, One Commodity, One Regulator’, the Food Safety and Standards Authority …

In food we trust: laying out health and hygiene norms
1 year, 4 months ago

In food we trust: laying out health and hygiene norms

The Hindu  

In a metro city like Chennai, food is available almost round the clock. According to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, dairy products, meat and meat products, including poultry, fish and fish products, egg and egg products, prepared food and Indian sweets are high-risk categories. P. Satheesh Kumar, Designated Officer, Food Safety Department, Chennai, has come across many …

Shortage of food safety workers ‘leaving consumers and businesses vulnerable’
1 year, 4 months ago

Shortage of food safety workers ‘leaving consumers and businesses vulnerable’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The food system across the …

Ministry Of Commerce And Industry Notifies Quality Control Order For Cookware And Utensils
1 year, 6 months ago

Ministry Of Commerce And Industry Notifies Quality Control Order For Cookware And Utensils

Live Law  

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has taken a substantial step towards enhancing consumer safety by unveiling the Cookware and Utensils Order 2023. This order, designed to regulate the quality of cookware and utensils, enforces adherence to specific Indian Standards, introduces certification and enforcement mechanisms, and establishes penalties for non-compliance. Under the authority of sections 16, 17, and 25 of …

Quality standards form bedrock of food safety
1 year, 9 months ago

Quality standards form bedrock of food safety

Hindustan Times  

The great epic of Mahabharata tells us about Akshaya Patra, the divine copper vessel gifted by Lord Surya to the Pandavas during their 12-year exile. As we observe World Food Safety Day on June 7, we need to understand the importance of eating right and ensuring that the food is safe. Apart from pesticide residues and trace amounts of heavy …

Mandatory Registration is needed For Export Of Milk, Meat, Egg powder, Infant Food, Nutraceuticals : CBIC
2 years, 4 months ago

Mandatory Registration is needed For Export Of Milk, Meat, Egg powder, Infant Food, Nutraceuticals : CBIC

Live Law  

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has mandated the registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities for exports of milk, meat, egg powder, infant food, and nutraceuticals with effect from February 1, 2023.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has decided that from February 1, 2023, registration of foreign food manufacturing facilities falling. The Central Board of Indirect …

India is staring at a public health crisis due to ultra-processed food products
3 years, 5 months ago

India is staring at a public health crisis due to ultra-processed food products

Hindustan Times  

Most of us are unaware that a big chunk of readymade food products, commonly projected as healthier products, that we buy and eat is unhealthy. The World Health Organization, with extensive global scientific evidence, has recommended “cut-offs” for nutrient profiling to come up with easily understandable front-of-pack labelling for packaged food with high fat, sugar, and/or salt content and regulate …

World Food Safety Day 2020: Seven hygienic food practices you should follow for a healthy life
4 years, 9 months ago

World Food Safety Day 2020: Seven hygienic food practices you should follow for a healthy life

Firstpost  

If hygiene and safety standards aren’t met, it’s you, the consumer, who will suffer directly due to ill health and diseases Food is a basic necessity of life, and everyone has a right to safe, healthy and nutritious food. World Food Safety Day is observed by the World Health Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organization — two bodies of …

Food packets on Indian Railways to now have barcodes with information on kitchen, date of packaging
5 years, 8 months ago

Food packets on Indian Railways to now have barcodes with information on kitchen, date of packaging

India TV News  

The Indian Railways has now begun printing barcodes on the food packets, along with providing other details like the name of the kitchen and date of packaging. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the Union Minister said other measures to improve food quality are roping in branded food providers to provide e-catering services on trains, deploying food safety supervisors in kitchen …

Food delivery apps to have hygiene rating in Punjab
5 years, 9 months ago

Food delivery apps to have hygiene rating in Punjab

The Hindu  

The Punjab government has decided to make it mandatory for all online aggregators to ensure that food supplied by them have hygiene rating as per the guidelines of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra has issued a direction in this regard, saying that all the online order and supply companies should display the hygiene …

Food safety needs upgrade
6 years, 2 months ago

Food safety needs upgrade

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The measure of toxicity in grains, pulses, milk, vegetables and foods have not been upgraded to the standardised Codex levels in practice for Indian consumption though they have been put up on paper by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India. The reasons are many, as the systems in the food industry have to be upgraded and also …

FSSAI asks food biz to comply with new packaging norms by July 1
6 years, 2 months ago

FSSAI asks food biz to comply with new packaging norms by July 1

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Food businesses need to comply with new packaging regulations that bar use of recycled plastics and newspapers to wrap food articles by July 1, regulator FSSAI said on Thursday. “The new packaging regulations would raise the bar of food safety in India to the next level,” Food Safety and Standards Authority CEO Pawan Agarwal said in a statement. …

Thousands of food businesses failing to meet hygiene standards, research reveals
6 years, 8 months ago

Thousands of food businesses failing to meet hygiene standards, research reveals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of food businesses across …

FSSAI to introduce technology-based system to ensure transparent food safety inspection
7 years, 6 months ago

FSSAI to introduce technology-based system to ensure transparent food safety inspection

Firstpost  

FSSAI to introduce a technology-based system to ensure that food safety inspection and sampling are conducted in a transparent and objective manner. Food regulator FSSAI will soon introduce a technology-based system to ensure that food safety inspection and sampling are conducted in a transparent and objective manner, its CEO Pawan Agarwal said today. We are introducing a new food safety …

Bombay High Court upholds the Constitutionality of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court upholds the Constitutionality of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

In a significant judgment rendered by the Bombay High Court on 16.09.2015, the constitutionality of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 has been upheld. Several merchant, traders, hoteliers and dealers in food items had moved the High Court under the collective of associations like ‘The Association of Traders carrying the various business of Food Items’, ‘Mumbai Mewa Masala Merchants’ …

‘Food safety should become a priority’
9 years, 8 months ago

‘Food safety should become a priority’

The Hindu  

THE controversy over Maggi instant noodles has once again highlighted the issues plaguing food safety in India. Not only does the issue raise critical questions about safe food production by multinational companies such as Nestle but it also foregrounds the institutional fault lines when it comes to ensuring food safety. The need of the hour is to have robust and …

FSSAI issues countrywide alert on packaged milk | India TV News
9 years, 8 months ago

FSSAI issues countrywide alert on packaged milk | India TV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Central food safety regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, has issued a countrywide alert on adulteration of food commodities. It has asked food safety commissioners in all states and UTs to increase surveillance activities to keep a strict watch on milk, packaged drinking water and edible oils. Times of India reported that the FSSAI also asked …

Tests on Delhi eateries show high level of faecal matter in street food
9 years, 9 months ago

Tests on Delhi eateries show high level of faecal matter in street food

India Today  

If you were so far unable to fight the urge of digging into spicy water-filled crispy golgappas or steaming momos, here's a very strong - and shocking - reason. Taking note of the report, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has written to Delhi's food safety commissioner to check the quality of street food items. It was done …

Food safety in India compromised due to use of antibiotics and pesticides
9 years, 11 months ago

Food safety in India compromised due to use of antibiotics and pesticides

Firstpost  

Contamination of food is a serious problem in India as use of antibiotics compromises food safety while junk food adds to the problem, a green body today said and advocated for a disease surveillance and alert system and better enforcement of food safety act. Scientific evidence has shown that contamination of food is a serious issue in India as unchecked …

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